MILWAUKEE — The Cubs had all-star leadoff man Dexter Fowler on the bench for a scheduled rest day, and MVP candidates Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo combined for a 0-for-9 Monday with 2 strikeouts.

And still they managed to score 7 runs, albeit much of the damage against the Brewers’ middling bullpen, to win for the 30th time in 38 games — and improve to a season-high 41 games over .500.

“What’s cool is how there’s so much depth up and down the roster that any given day anyone can have an impact,” said Chris Coghlan, who came off the bench to single home the go-ahead run in the seventh, then stayed in the game and added a 2-run single in the eighth.

“I was grateful for the opportunity and to come through for the boys.”

That roster depth could create a numbers issue when playoff rosters are set and lefty bench bats such as Coghlan, Tommy La Stella (1-for-3 with a walk from the leadoff spot) and maybe even catcher Miguel Montero on a bubble.

Montero, 7-for-16 over the past two weeks with the two-out double that led to that go-ahead run Monday, is starting to heat up after a season-long slump and sporadic playing time.

Maddon said he expects matchups to play a large role in how the roster is set for the playoffs. “It can vary from round to round,” he said.

On tap for today:

The Cubs plan to activate setup ace Hector Rondon from the disabled list today, the same day they conclude their September call-ups with the minor league season ended.

Rondon, who has been on the disabled list the last three weeks because of a sore triceps, threw a simulated game Saturday without issue.

With the expanded roster at 29 through Monday, the Cubs today are expected to add right-hander Spencer Patton, outfielder Albert Almora and infielder Munenori Kawasaki.

Batting title town:

For the second consecutive year, a Cubs prospect has won the Class AA Southern League batting title, this time with versatile Tennessee infielder Chesney Young going 1-for-2 in Monday’s season finale, to finish at .303 (with a .376 on-base percentage).

Earlier in the season, Cubs team president Theo Epstein described the 2014 14th-round draft pick from Mercer University as “a magician with a bat in his hand,” whose next step is developing more gap power.

Young, 23, had 25 doubles and 4 home runs in 126 games.

Cubs rookie Willson Contreras won the Southern League batting title last year.

Notes: Manager Joe Maddon said the club has plotted as many as five or six chances for setup man Pedro Strop to pitch before the playoffs start, barring another setback.

Strop, who has been on the disabled list since Aug. 11 with a knee injury, suffered a groin injury last week during rehab work.

• Maddon made no secret over the weekend of his disdain for day games, in particular the especially early games, such as Monday’s 12:10 p.m. start.

Then he saw that the Mets went from a night game in New York on Sunday to a 1:10 p.m. start Monday in Cincinnati. “Once I saw that, I stopped complaining,” Maddon said.

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